Ballot Initiative Report, 2008

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I & R certified for November ballot (61) View this information in a state-by-state chart. This list includes both initiatives and referenda. Initiated amendments (25) Arizona Proposition 100 (prohibit transfer taxes) Arizona Proposition 101 (medical choice) Arizona Proposition 105 Arkansas State Lottery Initiative California Proposition 4 (abortion) California Proposition 8 (same-sex marriage) California Proposition 9 (families of crime victims) California Proposition 11 (re-districting) Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, Amendment 46 Colorado Right to Work, Amendment 47 Colorado Definition of Person, Amendment 48 Colorado Amendment 49 Colorado Gambling Initiative, Amendment 50 Colorado Sales Tax, Amendment 51 Colorado Severance Tax, Amendment 52 Colorado Clean Government, Amendment 54 Colorado Education/Income Tax, Amendment 59 Florida Marriage Initiative Michigan Stem Cell Initiative Nevada Question 2 (PISTOL) Nebraska Civil Rights Initiative Ohio Casino Act Oregon Ballot Measure 62 (2008) South Dakota Investor Protection South Dakota Abortion Ban Initiated statutes (34) Arizona Proposition 200 (payday loans) Arizona Proposition 201 (new home warranties) Arizona Proposition 202 ("stop illegal hiring") Arkansas Unmarried Couple Adoption Ban California Proposition 2 (animal rights) California Proposition 3 (hospital bonds) California Proposition 5 (marijuana) California Proposition 6 (tough on crime) California Proposition 7 (alternative fuel mandates) California Proposition 10 (alternative fuel bonds) Colorado I-113 (severance tax) Maine Casino in Oxford County Massachusetts Income Tax Repeal Massachusetts Marijuana Massachusetts Greyhound Protection Michigan Marijuana Missouri Gambling Loss Limits Repeal Missouri Home Care Initiative Missouri Clean Energy Healthy Montana Kids North Dakota Income Tax Cut North Dakota Tobacco Control North Dakota Workforce Agency Revamp Oregon Measure 58 (English immersion) Oregon Measure 59 (federal taxes deductible) Oregon Measure 60 (teacher compensation) Oregon Measure 61 (mandatory sentences) Oregon Measure 63 (building permits) Oregon Measure 64 (taxpayers, politics) Oregon Measure 65 (open primaries) South Dakota Anti-Corruption Washington I-985 (traffic) Washington I-1000 (aid-in-dying/assisted suicide) Washington Initiative 1029. Referenda (2) Maine Repeal Dirigo Tax Referendum Ohio Payday Loan Referendum Signatures filed, pulled by sponsors (5) Colorado Amendment 53 Colorado Amendment 55 Colorado Amendment 56 Colorado Amendment 57 Ohio Healthy Families Act Filed signatures, did not make ballot Arizona Proposition 103 Prop. 104, Arizona Civil Rights Initiative Arizona Proposition 203 Florida Hometown Democracy Nevada Proposition 13 North Dakota Captive Hunting Colorado I-82 (affirmative action) Oregon Measure 51 (attorney's fees) Oregon Measure 53 (lawsuit abuse) Oregon Measure 303 (Lemons v. Bradbury) Missouri Civil Rights Initiative Missouri Eminent Domain, Article I Missouri Eminent Domain, Article VI Montana Right-to-Life Oklahoma Civil Rights Initiative Completed 2008 elections (21) Initiatives (9) Alaska Gambling Commission. Failed. Alaska Wolf Protection. Failed. Alaska Clean Elections. Failed. Ballot Measure 4, Clean Water Act. Failed. California Proposition 91. Failed. California Proposition 92. Failed. California Proposition 93. Failed. California Proposition 98. Failed. California Proposition 99. Passed. Referenda (4) California Tribal Gaming Referenda (4). All passed. Legislative referrals (8) Florida Amendment 1. Passed. Maine Natural Resource Bond Issue. Passed. Nebraska Investment of Funds. Passed. North Dakota Measure 1. Failed. Oregon Measure 51. Passed. Oregon Measure 52. Passed. Oregon Measure 53. Passed. Wisconsin Executive Veto. Passed. Signature recovery efforts See signature recovery lawsuit for resolved lawsuits. Miscellaneous litigation Articles are removed from this list when litigation ends. See 2008 ballot measure lawsuits for complete history California Prop 5, said to be unconstitutional California Prop 7, ballot language

Post-certification challenges See also 2008 ballot measure lawsuits. Automatic referrals on Nov. ballot (3) Connecticut Constitutional Convention Hawaii Constitutional Convention Illinois Constitutional Convention Legislative referrals on Nov. ballot (84) View this information in a state-by-state chart. Alabama Rainy Day Amendment Alabama Shelby County Judicial Commission Alabama Madison School Taxes Alabama Blount County Annexation Alabama Court Costs in Russell County Alabama Utilities in Tuskegee Alaska Bonds for Transportation Arizona Proposition 102 (marriage) Arkansas Referred Question No. 1 Arkansas Constitutional Amendment No. 1 Arkansas Constitutional Amendment No. 2 California Proposition 1A (transportation) California Proposition 12 (bond, veterans) Colorado Referendum L Colorado Referendum M Colorado Referendum N Colorado Referendum O Connecticut Voting Age Amendment Florida Amendment 1 Georgia Education Taxes for Redevelopment Georgia Forest Preservation Georgia Infrastructure Development Hawaii Age Qualification for Governor Iowa Voting Exemptions Louisiana Temporary Legislators Louisiana Term Limits for Public Boards Louisiana Severance Tax Louisiana Expropriated Property Louisiana Retirement Fund Louisiana Blighted Property Louisiana Extraordinary Legislative Sessions Maine Bonds for Water Maryland Casino Amendment Maryland Early Voting Minnesota Sales Tax Increase Missouri English-Is-Official Language Missouri Storm Water Control Finance, Constitutional Amendment 4 (2008) Montana C-44, Investment of Public Funds Montana LR-118, University Funding Nebraska Municipal Development Nevada Question 1 Nevada Question 3 Nevada Question 4 New Jersey Municipal Judge Appointments New Jersey Voter Approval of State Bonds (2008) New Mexico Bond Question 1 New Mexico Bond Question 2 New Mexico Bond Question 3 New Mexico Bond Question 4 New Mexico Mid-term Salary Increases New Mexico School Board Amendment New Mexico Cabinet Secretary Confirmation Act New Mexico School Elections Act New Mexico Lieutenant Governor Vacancy Act New York Proposal 1 (2008) North Dakota Measure 1 Ohio Initiatives Deadline Act Ohio Clean Ohio Fund Act Ohio Water Compact Oklahoma Question 735 Oklahoma Question 741 Oklahoma Question 742 Oklahoma Question 743 Oregon Measure 405 Oregon Measure 55 Oregon Measure 56 Oregon Measure 57 Pennsylvania Sewer Bonds Rhode Island Transportation Bonds Rhode Island Open Space Bonds South Carolina Amendment 1 South Carolina Amendment 2 South Carolina Amendment 3 South Dakota Amendment G South Dakota Amendment H South Dakota Amendment I South Dakota J, End Term Limits Utah Executive Officers Succession Amendment Utah State Trust Fund Amendment Utah Start of Legislative Session Amendment Utah Amendment 4 Utah Amendment 5 Wyoming Oath of Office Wyoming Initiative Distribution Requirement Commission referrals on Nov. ballot (5) Arizona Proposition 300 (legislative salaries) Florida Amendment 3 Florida Amendment 4 Florida Amendment 6 Florida Amendment 8 Commission referrals removed from ballot (3) Florida Amendment 5 Florida Amendment 7 Florida Amendment 9 Initiative process DOA? No statewide initiatives will be on the 2008 ballot in Idaho, Illinois, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming. Lagniappe Important dates and deadlines, 2008 State ballot measure websites State campaign finance websites Petition drive management companies Petition drive deadlines in 2008, arranged by date